A teenager buried in Qing dynasty China had an untreated cleft lip and palate. No malnutrition. A family tomb. Standard grave goods. The first case of its kind identified archaeologically in China. #Bioarchaeology #QingDynasty #Paleoanthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-face-that-didnt-heal
A Face That Didn't Heal

A young man buried in Qing dynasty China challenges what we assume about disability, care, and belonging in premodern societies

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#QingDynasty #jade (1644–1911) represents a peak in Chinese jade carving, particularly during the Qianlong era (1735–1796), noted for unparalleled
image shows a collection of antique Chinese #jade bowls displayed in a museum setting. These delicate, translucent white jade items, such as the pair labeled 11, were often crafted during the late #QingDynasty around

Cixi had initially accepted a twenty-year preparatory timetable for the imperial constitution. Over time, she trimmed it down to nine years. By 1908, the Qing government drafted its Outline of the Imperial…

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Kang Youwei was summoned by Emperor Guangxu in Changan, who issued an edict on national policy reform. With steady determination, Guangxu entrusted Kang with the task of reforming the country's institutions…

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Deng Shichang stood on the quarterdeck as chaos erupted around him, the flagship's formation disintegrating with every passing moment. The Zhiyuan and Jingyuan went down in flames, their national heroes lost…

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item is a Chinese #Jade Incense Burner, specifically a fangding style vessel likely from the #QingDynasty.

Yaqub Beg seized power in Xinjiang, foreign capitals rushed to secure footholds, signing treaties and jockeying for privileges. Meanwhile, a Ryukyuan ship was caught in a typhoon off southern Taiwan's coast,…

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#Qingdynasty (/tʃɪŋ/ CHING), officially the Great Qing,[b] also known as the Qing Empire or Qing China, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia which existed from 1636/1644 to 1912. The last

Yang sprawled on his grand bed, surrounded by brightly colored goldfish swimming in a channel around it, as he held council with subordinates by day and caroused with beauties at night.

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